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Usages of lǐxiǎng
老师 让 我们 写 一 篇 介绍 自己 理想 的 作文。Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiě yì piān jièshào zìjǐ lǐxiǎng de zuòwén.
The teacher asked us to write a composition introducing our own ideals.
她 的 理想 是 当 作家， 所以 很 喜欢 读 小说。Tā de lǐxiǎng shì dāng zuòjiā, suǒyǐ hěn xǐhuan dú xiǎoshuō.
Her ideal is to be a writer, so she really likes reading novels.
她 说， 这 次 成功 让 她 更 有 信心 为 自己 的 理想 努力。Tā shuō, zhè cì chénggōng ràng tā gèng yǒu xìnxīn wèi zìjǐ de lǐxiǎng nǔlì.
She said that this success makes her more confident to work hard for her ideals.
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